Sunset On The City (NYC)

[MT0227]

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[Iduna]

the glow is lovely against that dramatic grey!

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[Bill W]

Very nice

[MT0227]

Iduna and Bill, thanks for the kind words!

[A miller]

Love the light.  You might consider chopping off the bottom third of the frame to make a pano and focus more on the buildings and sky rather than the water..

[MT0227]

Thanks Adam....something like this?

 

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[war]

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I like the shape of the waves in the first one. They seem to balance the shape of the clouds above and give 'reason' to put the shoreline in the center of the composition. 

[A miller]

Thanks Adam....something like this?

 

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yes, exactly.  This makes the composition of the skyline much more effective in my eyes.  Sorry for the delay...

[MT0227]

Thanks War/Adam....I think I may add just a touch more of the white water to the lower right, about 1/4 of an inch or so.  That would reduce the overall water foreground by about 50%. 

[fotografr]

Stunning image. Personally, I prefer the original version. The buildings on the skyline are so glowing that nothing else in the frame competes for attention. I also like what's going on with the reflections on the choppy water--the flicks of gold here and there. That's worth preserving.

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[platypus]

Eternal question; to crop or not to crop....in this instance definitely not. This lovely image needs it's foreground.

[A miller]

Eternal question; to crop or not to crop....in this instance definitely not. This lovely image needs it's foreground.

 

...but the foreground is underexposed and void of any added interest.   The photo is all about the natural light hitting the NYC buildings.  The foreground is total dead space dominating the photo and significantly diminishing the composition of the skyline.  So I say most definitely crop!! 

[stuny]

Both are quite lovely.

[Iduna]

a crop, yes, Adam is right but Dee also is right that the picture need foreground. so my suggestion would be to leave at least half of the rippled water at the right because it gives a bit lighted foregrod and will balance out the height of the tower of the new WTC.

 

Crop and you'll get hundreds of suggestions  

[MT0227]

Iduna...thanks for your comments and suggestions.   Your post made me realize I never posted the final crop I had made. I ended up with exactly what you have suggested.  I took a bit more time with it an used a 16:9 ratio ( as opposed to free form); looks pretty balanced to me now.   

 

 

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[Iduna]

yes, my friend!

Now it is balanced at least in my opinion. Thanks for your effort. The rippled water now matches the sky and keeps a counterpart to the Manhattan skyline.